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Here we are again for another POTM.  If you caught last months you'll remember I talked about some larger scale 'mechs I printed, but as much as I loved them, they didn't feel... well.... big enough , if you know what I mean.  The Centurion especially was not really at a scale I was completely happy with, so I though I'd try a couple other 'mechs and see if I could make them a lot closer to 28mm scale or 1:64.  I went back and found some models of some well known 'mechs and got to printing!! Each 'mech was around 50 hours of printing, and as cool as the Warhammer is (see below for a pic with the Marauder and the Warhammer together), I feel the Marauder came out especially well making it my print of the month for March 2018! All three of the 'mechs printed at 28mm scale! Information on the battlemech from sarna.net ; The Marauder was first built by General Motors in 2612 for use as an attack and direct fire support BattleMech . The firs...

As far back as I can remember I have been a fan of Battletech, even without knowing it for most of that time.  My introduction came in the form of video games, namely my Dad's copy The Crescent Hawks Revenge back in the 90's; I'll most likely do another post at some point detailing the history and setting of Battletech but is has such a vast amount of lore that I won't be going into it here. There are so many PC and console games based within the Battletech Universe but most recent ones have been a first person style simulator game which come under the title of Mechwarrior.  Mechwarrior 4 was my first real introduction into the world of Mechwarrior games and thouroughly enjoyed both it and the resulting spin off - Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries, where you took command of your own mercenary group in the Inner Sphere, earning cash and influencing politics on planets by choosing sides. The most recent game has been Mechwarrior Online (MWO).  I love the art directio...